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London Assembly Tuberculosis (TB) in London Survey

Survey of London adults on behalf of London Assembly about perceptions of tuberculosis in London.

This survey, commissioned by the London Assembly Health Committee, found that one in five Londoners (18%) said that they don’t know what the symptoms of TB are, when presented with a list.

  • Over half of respondents (56%) thought TB was transmitted through spitting – untrue, yet widely believed;
  • Astonishingly, 17 per cent of survey respondents thought that TB can be transmitted through unprotected sex;
  • More than two in five (43%) agreed that they would be worried if they had to to tell their employer they had TB.

Date Published: 27/10/2015

Categories: Health | Public and communities

Client: London Assembly

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 1,006 London adults online between 14th and 20th August 2015. Data were weighted to be representative of all adults in London aged 18+ by age, gender and area.

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Summary

Survey of London adults on behalf of London Assembly about perceptions of tuberculosis in London.

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